"I don't know, come on, tell me." Wang Ci didn't care about things like his identity. He pulled him to sit aside and asked him to tell him about the Australian school.
Lu Da explained everything about the National School in detail. Wang Ci listened carefully. He did not ask Lu Da what brothers Lu A and Lu B had studied - Lu Da had never studied, so it was useless to ask.
.However, Lu Da was very proud to say that his two sons learned Australian knowledge.
"Australian knowledge?" Wang Ci didn't understand for a moment.
"Yes, just like how to change the fields, how to draw the lines, how to dig the soil, it was all done by the villain's son Lu Jia."
Lu Da boasted. In fact, Lu Jia only participated in the surveying and mapping of farmland and water conservancy as an apprentice. Lu Da bestowed this honor on him out of his father's vanity.
Wang Ci didn't quite believe it - although he didn't understand this Australian knowledge, it certainly couldn't be learned by an illiterate country boy.
"Who are the people who teach?"
"There are the chief ministers of Australia and scholars from Ming Dynasty..."
"Are there scholars from the Ming Dynasty?"
"Yes, there are quite a few of them. One of them is a local, his surname is Zhang. I heard he is originally from Goujiazhuang..."
"It must be Zhang Xingjiao!"
Wang Ci knew this person because Zhang Xingjiao was a registered child in the county. Although he did not enter school, he was under the jurisdiction of the county school. Zhang Xingjiao's family was originally quite prosperous, but later he was oppressed by Gou Da and caused trouble.
The whole family was ruined. Because Zhang Xingjiao was short of food, he was caught in the county government and was beaten to death. He even had to beg for mercy and was spared his life. After that, there was no news about him for a long time. Unexpectedly, he turned into a gangster!
I think the Kun thief attacked Goujiazhuang as soon as he landed. He was probably the one who led the way.
Wang Ci thought it was not an exaggeration for him to do this, just to avenge his family! Moreover, the Gou family were not good people to begin with, and destroying them would also remove one of Lingao's evils. But after taking revenge, he continued to be a thief.
, it would be a big loss. Wang Ci tried to find a way to see him and persuade him not to mix with the Kun thieves anymore - after all, he could be regarded as Zhang Xing's teacher.
He nodded thinking: "What other scholars are there?"
"I don't know about this little one. I heard that he came from Guangdong."
"Are there any scholars?"
"Probably not. Don't scholars have to stay in their own county to get tuition fees, money, and cold pork collars?"
This was originally an unintentional remark, but when Wang Ci heard it, he felt that it was sarcastic: Lingao's students, not to mention the tuition fees, even the cold pork that is customary during sacrifices have not been received for several years. This
In the past few years, every time there was a sacrifice, a pig's head was used instead of a whole pig. After the sacrifice, it became the exclusive property of his teachings - to be honest, a pig's head was not very easy to share.
He asked perfunctorily: "Would you like to learn to read?"
"Of course, of course, learn to read." As he said, Lu Da took out a small notebook from his arms, "You want me to learn to read, but I said I don't have the skills or the brains! But he said that everyone
If you know how to learn, then you can say that there is no difference in teaching.”
Wang Ci laughed: I didn't expect Australians to know this - the Australians he had come into contact with were people who spoke vulgarly. But since they claim to be Chinese people and descendants of the Song Dynasty, it is not unusual for them to read a few Four Books and Five Classics.
However, Wang Ci thought that in his contacts with the Australians, he did not feel that they understood these things. When he mentioned the allusions in the Four Books several times when he spoke, the big boss Wu Nanhai always looked confused.
He seemed to know a lot, but when he spoke, he looked like he had never read a book. I wonder what the knowledge of this Australian is? He flipped through the pamphlet Lu Da gave him, and he was very curious. Australia
He has seen letters, notices, and newspapers from people, but this is the first time he has read a book.
The book is printed very simply, the paper is slightly yellowed, but it is smooth to the touch. On the cover is the title of the book in regular script "New National Literacy Textbook Volume 1 (Trial Version)". Wang Ci seemed to understand the title of the book.
I understood, so I didn’t care about it. I opened it and was surprised: This book is so exquisitely printed!
The paper surface is clean, the fonts are all correct, and the strokes are of normal thickness. What's more, the size of these words is exactly the same. There is no ink stain between the words. It looks very refreshing.
"Good book!" Wang Ci praised. Even in the big bookstores in Guangzhou, you can't buy such exquisite books - it is true that Australians make everything exquisitely.
It just felt awkward to hold. The book opened from right to left. The words were written horizontally from left to right, which made me uncomfortable. After reading further, I found that it was a children's book similar to the "Three Character Classic", and it also contained songs.
Slang songs and the like were all written in vulgar characters. Wang Ci's disdain couldn't help but increase a bit - after all, he had gone overseas, mixed with barbarians, and lost the true source of China.
Looking at the content again, the language was vulgar and unintelligible. Wang Ci just shook his head as he looked at it - if this is considered a children's book, it is simply misleading. It is full of vulgar characters. If it is written in vulgar style, it will make people laugh to death? Let alone take the exam.
In his opinion, the only advantage is that no matter whether it is a ballad or a short sentence, sentence breaks are added, which saves the teacher a lot of effort.
When he turned to the front, there was something like a winding ghost painting. Wang Ci didn't recognize it and asked, "What is this?"
"I heard from Lu Jia that this is called Pinyin alphabet. It's also a kind of character."
This must be an Australian word, Wang Ci thought.
"... Lu Jia said that when we learn to read characters in school, we should start with these letters and learn them all. Then we can learn to read them again, and we will be able to recognize them quickly -"
"Absurd!" Wang Ci was furious and threw the book to the ground. If he learned the Chinese characters first and then the Chinese characters, wouldn't he transform the barbarians into the summers? These Australians dare to claim to be Chinese people! A group of people who have forgotten the traditions of their ancestors.
thing!
Lu Da didn't know why Mr. Wang suddenly got angry and threw the literacy textbook that his son had solemnly handed to him on the ground. In a panic, he quickly picked up the book and wiped it.
"Master Wang——"
"You'd better not let your children read this book - it's a mistake for other children!" Wang Ci said impassionedly.
Lu Da stared blankly at Wang Jiaoyu, whose face was a little distorted, wondering if this old man was suffering from phlegm? Why did he suddenly become ill? He didn't dare to speak, so he was so submissive.
After being generous, Wang Ci suddenly remembered that the man in front of him was a mud-legged man with blind legs. He couldn't understand what he said about "misleading people", so he slowed down and said:
"You'd better call your two sons back to farm. You can't read this book."
Lu Da looked at this "Mr. Wang" whom he had always respected in disbelief. In his opinion, Mr. Wang had always been a knowledgeable and kind man. Now he suddenly said these words
, but there was great resentment in my heart.
Is there anything wrong with Australians teaching their children to read? They should not blindly teach their children to read. Australians provide food and clothing. Even the scholars in the county do not receive this treatment.
He muttered a few perfunctory hums. Wang Ci knew that he was unwilling in his heart and was too lazy to talk nonsense with him at first. However, thinking that Lu Da was the tenant of Xuetian and would have to rely on him for many things in the future, he calmed down and said:
"Lu Da! The things taught in this book are all wrong!" He wanted to explain that the characters in it were in vulgar Chinese, and the arts and science were not very fluent, but it was really difficult to communicate this with an illiterate. He thought for a long time.
He didn't say why.
Lu Da listened impatiently and said: "Since they are all wrong, is Mr. Wang willing to teach his two younger sons the correct knowledge?"
Wang Ci couldn't hear the irony in it, and couldn't help but change his face. He secretly said: "It's really crazy!" Then he thought about it, he wanted money but no one, and he couldn't even raise the tuition fees for several scholars.
Not coming. The other party not only taught, but also provided food and clothing. In comparison, I felt extremely weak and incompetent. I couldn't help but feel disappointed.
The common people want nothing more than food and clothing. The thief took advantage of this and confused the people. He is full of knowledge, and even if the master is reincarnated, he will be in vain!
Thinking of this, he was extremely discouraged. Wang Ci feebly scolded: "What do you know! Go!" He dragged his steps towards the county seat.
Lu Da looked at Wang Jiaoyu's hunched figure walking away, and couldn't help spitting into the ground: "You can stand and talk without pain in your back! You are such a scumbag scholar, your books have gone into the dog's belly!"
Lu Dacai didn't bother to care whether his son's education was wrong or right. He only knew that his son was well fed, clothed warmly, and learned many things in the national school. Recently, he was teaching everyone how to farm -
Is this knowledge fake? Is it true that Shiyue fainted after reading a lot and no one could understand it?
At this moment, Lu Da's respect for the scholars in the county school, Wang Jiaoyu, and all the scholars in the county collapsed. He suddenly realized that the learned people in the world are not just those wearing long robes.
Despite everyone's incomprehensible speech, the Australians have another kind of knowledge that is more useful than them.
Wang Ci stumbled back to the county school. The Lingao County School in this time and space was rebuilt on the site of the Song and Yuan County School in the third year of Hongwu. It was rebuilt in the third year of Yongle, and was repaired many times thereafter, but the last large-scale
The renovation took place eight years ago in Chenghua, and since then the county school has gradually declined.
Although it is in decline, the old scale is still there. Entering through Lingxing Gate and passing through Jimen, you will find Myung Lun Hall. On both sides are Jinde Zhai and Xiuye Zhai, which are the classrooms of the county school. There are many supporting buildings behind it.
, and there are rooms used for exams. In terms of scale, it is also at the forefront of the entire Hainan Island.
The weaving department of the county school is also very large. There are six schoolboys, two bakers, three doormen, and three treasury servants. However, this is just a rule in the classics. These servants are all silver servants.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the money for hiring servants was levied from the servants' households, but the people were not necessarily used. Therefore, there were only three servants left in the dignified county school.